My Youth Romantic Comedy Is Wrong As Expected

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Hearing the murmur, Miura glanced at Yukino, but his gaze was no longer as sharp as before. After thinking for a moment, he lowered his head slightly.

"Um, Yukinoshita too... I'm sorry."

"it's nothing……"

"I didn't expect Miura to apologize," Yukinoshita replied in surprise. Then Miura turned his gaze toward me.

"..."

Hmm, not going to say anything? Well, I guess so, hmm.

Honestly, she doesn't seem to have any reason to talk to me. But if she apologizes to me here, I might accidentally fall for her!

In any case, Miura definitely didn't come here to confirm his friendship with Yuihama.

She didn't say a word about the commission, but it was probably pretty much what I was thinking.

The problems are obvious. Therefore, resolving these requests should be our department's primary activity.

So, I coughed a little deliberately and asked:

"Miura, have you solved your problem?"

"There's a solution... but there's nothing we can do..."

A slightly ambiguous statement makes the issue a bit more ambiguous.

Although her outburst just now may have helped her clarify her feelings, nothing has actually been resolved. Tomorrow, the rumors will continue to circulate, and the vicious cycle will continue between Hayama, who cares about the rumors, and Miura, who cares about Hayama.

Either wait for the rumors to dissipate naturally, or have some major event suddenly occur to divert attention.

If people's curiosity can't be satisfied, their mouths won't stop.

Although I wanted to do something, I knew I couldn't do anything.

Miura is the same, and so am I.

There's nothing I can do.

She probably knew it too, which is why she spoke so vaguely.

"I wish there was a way...but..."

"This kind of thing can only be done by slowly waiting for those people to lose interest."

Both Yuihama and Yukinoshita looked troubled, especially Yukinoshita, whose comments were overly realistic, as if based on personal experience.

"Well, that's true..."

Although Yuihama didn't say anything like "the rumors only lasted 49 days," there won't be any peace and quiet until the novelty of these topics wears off. This is the theory of combustion—the way to prevent a fire from spreading is to avoid giving it more fuel.

If it's a politician's scandal, a graceful apology would probably be a better choice, right? But if some bombshell revelations were to break out, it would just be adding fuel to the fire...

Furthermore, this is the information society; there's absolutely no escaping it. Yes. Absolutely.

Therefore, the best approach is to exercise the right to remain silent. It's better to say nothing than to make mistakes. Ah, in this respect, being alone has a perfect advantage, you know? As long as you can't find anyone to talk to, your personal information will remain completely confidential!

That's incredible! I've finally found a way to completely win in the information society!

Just like the Gospellers sang in "Alone":

I've stopped using the term "IT society" lately.

It's because we're starting to truly enter the IT society!

Well, my talent is almost on par with Tatsuro Yamashita.

While I was still basking in the smug satisfaction of discovering the ultimate truth, Yuihama, who had been muttering to herself, seemed to have thought of something and said somewhat haltingly:

"Would things be different if we found the person who initially spread this rumor...?"

"It's hard to say..."

Yukinoshita said with a hint of doubt.

As expected of Yukinoshita! Her very first words revealed a completely different thought process from Yuihama's simple logic. I looked at her with a hint of admiration, waiting for her next sentence—

Suddenly, as if gazing into the distance, Yukinoshita said in a slightly dazed tone:

"In most cases, even if you manage to tie up the person spreading the rumors or corner them, they'll eventually reveal their victim mentality, making things even more complicated..."

kindness?

kindness? !

...This is your true story, right...you were tied up and driven to the brink of desperation...

An awkward atmosphere filled the department room.

"..."

"..."

Yuihama gave a slightly stiff smile, while Miura subconsciously withdrew his hand.

No, please don't?

Could it be that she's recalling the trauma of Chiba Village...? She was almost brought to tears when she was there...

A moment of silence seemed to alert Yukino, who coughed slightly, blushing slightly, and continued:

"In short... we shouldn't take too aggressive action."

"Well, that's exactly right. Actually, finding the source of the rumors is unrealistic, or rather, it's pointless..."

"Hmm, is that so?"

Yuihama asked, seemingly a little confused. I nodded to her.

Besides, it's really too difficult to find out who spread the rumors at the school.

Even if he is found, he can get away with it by lying.

Worse still, the fact that "we are investigating rumors" will be exposed, and the leaked information can never be taken back.

Rumors that slander and defame others always spread far too quickly.

Even if we correct this misinformation, not many people will be interested in this so-called "correct" message, right?

—Reading interesting stories and exposing others' misconduct —these are considered righteous acts.

These so-called followers of justice are "allowed" to use moral yardsticks to measure others in order to obtain the sense of justice they seek.

Gossip, rumors, and scandals are generated every day. This abundance of material ensures that the "sense of justice" will never end.

All they need to do is hide in a safe place and spout nonsense.

Even if the rumors are false, those who spread them for fun will not be held accountable for their actions.

How evil!

Those who spread rumors must have been deceived by the rumors themselves—even so, aren't they angry?

Both the publisher and the disseminator are equally despicable.

This harmful behavior,

People who make these mistakes

too frightening.

Even today, the triumph of justice still echoes in the streets and alleys. The world is always looking for a scapegoat. There's always this desire—to easily mock someone, accompanied by fierce attacks.

Unfortunately, there is no way to refute a rumor that has already spread.

Explanations, corrections, and withdrawals are all meaningless.

"Although, as mentioned before, remaining silent is the most common tactic in this situation..."

She paused briefly; glanced at Miura, whose head was down so her expression couldn't be seen, but she still didn't want to admit it.

Yes, that's true. Why should Hayama, Yukinoshita, Yuihama, and Miura, who didn't do anything wrong, have such painful memories because of a rumor?

No.

This cannot be allowed.

"...Let's think of a solution."

So those words just slipped out.

I have to do this.

Although, it's certain that there won't be any good solutions to this problem.

Even now, the possibilities I'm exploring are being rejected one by one.

I guess what I'm doing won't change anything; it's just a struggle.

Even so, it's better than enduring acid reflux and doing nothing while listening to rumors.

Upon hearing my completely unplanned remark, Miura suddenly looked up, a glimmer of hope in his eyes. No, don't get your hopes up too high; this time, there really wasn't any plan at all…

Yukinoshita and Yuihama, because I've known them for a long time, looked at me with a hint of unease and suspicion.

"Any ideas?"

"No...no..."

I turned around and honestly answered Yukinoshita's question.

So Yukino sighed, and Yuihama smiled wryly:

"Haha... So what do we do next—"

"Well, no matter how we handle this next, we need to talk to Hayama about it..."

The most crucial piece of the puzzle in this rumor is undoubtedly Hayama. Regardless of which direction we take next, we need to confirm Hayama's current situation and will, and ideally, get his assistance.

So, we need a window to negotiate with Hayama... He glanced at the three girls.

Miura turned his head, his hair curled, and said with a troubled expression:

"Well, um... asking me to say something like that feels a bit... like I'm some kind of high and mighty guy from Hayama..."

Well, that was expected.

With a slight blush on her face, who on earth did you come from?!

That's either Yukinoshita or Yuihama.

Yuihama nodded, and Yukinoshita only frowned slightly, neither of them indicating a refusal. If it were a question for them, they would probably ask around.

But they are the same people mentioned in the rumors...

We cannot allow the two people mentioned in the rumors to easily contact Ye Shan.

"...Well, I'll go ask."

After the process of elimination, only I'm left.

I had no choice but to speak up regretfully.

Seeing me like this, Yukinoshita couldn't help but chuckle.

"It's really rare to see someone take the initiative to work."

"No, it's because of that. I've always been powerless against girls' eyes. You know, Komachi cries a lot, and when she cries, I think about doing something or something..."

The joke under the snow seemed to see through the deep feelings in my heart that even I wasn't quite clear about, so I quickly made up an excuse.

But this excuse really suits my personality. I love my sister's brother's passive skill the most. There's just no way around it.

Upon hearing this, Yuihama clapped her hands:

"Ah, as expected of Onii-chan—"

"Really, as expected of unnie—"

"Um, could you please stop calling me Onii-chan?!"

When Yukino said things like "As expected of Onii-chan," I got a chill down my spine...

Seriously, why doesn't the school include the degree of liking for younger sisters in the exam syllabus? I would definitely get a super high score!

Hmm, that's a rare skill!

However, the chill down my spine isn't just because of Yui and Yukinoshita; the trembling blonde curly-haired girl in front of me is probably another reason.